Senegal Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Senegal urban population for 2021 was 8,202,086, a 3.7% increase from 2020.
  • Senegal urban population for 2020 was 7,909,390, a 3.73% increase from 2019.
  • Senegal urban population for 2019 was 7,624,852, a 3.74% increase from 2018.
  • Senegal urban population for 2018 was 7,350,111, a 3.75% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
Democratic Republic of Congo 44,336,645
Ethiopia 26,671,558
Tanzania 22,862,550
North Korea 16,269,323
Yemen 12,713,103
Mozambique 12,069,961
Syrian Arab Republic 11,968,088
Uganda 11,717,016
Madagascar 11,336,960
Afghanistan 10,551,772
Mali 9,786,489
Senegal 8,202,086
Somalia 7,974,917
Burkina Faso 6,904,253
Haiti 6,635,469
Benin 6,364,839
Nepal 6,309,750
Zimbabwe 5,166,388
Guinea 5,042,529
Niger 4,230,083
Chad 4,085,514
Togo 3,748,225
Sierra Leone 3,652,200
Malawi 3,519,490
Liberia 2,730,335
Tajikistan 2,703,303
Rwanda 2,364,984
Central African Republic 2,327,367
South Sudan 2,204,901
Burundi 1,764,450
Gambia 1,669,008
Eritrea 1,519,988
Guinea-Bissau 919,432
Comoros 243,308
Senegal Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 8,202,086 48.60 3.63%
2020 7,909,390 48.12 3.66%
2019 7,624,852 47.65 3.67%
2018 7,350,111 47.19 3.68%
2017 7,084,752 46.74 3.67%
2016 6,829,288 46.30 3.66%
2015 6,584,032 45.86 3.66%
2014 6,347,549 45.44 3.64%
2013 6,120,588 45.02 3.64%
2012 5,901,794 44.60 3.66%
2011 5,689,594 44.19 3.67%
2010 5,484,810 43.77 3.66%
2009 5,287,643 43.36 3.63%
2008 5,099,067 42.95 3.60%
2007 4,918,692 42.54 3.60%
2006 4,744,589 42.12 3.58%
2005 4,577,718 41.71 3.52%
2004 4,419,201 41.31 3.49%
2003 4,267,503 40.90 3.17%
2002 4,134,178 40.61 2.77%
2001 4,021,323 40.46 2.74%
2000 3,912,769 40.32 2.71%
1999 3,808,203 40.18 2.67%
1998 3,707,759 40.03 2.65%
1997 3,610,749 39.89 2.68%
1996 3,515,172 39.75 2.77%
1995 3,419,060 39.61 2.89%
1994 3,321,684 39.46 3.02%
1993 3,222,966 39.32 3.11%
1992 3,124,415 39.18 3.16%
1991 3,027,119 39.04 3.22%
1990 2,931,203 38.90 3.25%
1989 2,837,576 38.76 3.25%
1988 2,746,788 38.61 3.80%
1987 2,644,464 38.27 3.87%
1986 2,544,029 37.91 3.83%
1985 2,448,460 37.55 3.74%
1984 2,358,579 37.19 3.69%
1983 2,273,225 36.83 3.66%
1982 2,191,621 36.48 3.61%
1981 2,113,870 36.12 3.55%
1980 2,040,217 35.77 3.46%
1979 1,970,770 35.42 3.38%
1978 1,905,269 35.07 3.33%
1977 1,842,935 34.72 3.43%
1976 1,780,880 34.37 4.60%
1975 1,700,796 33.69 5.01%
1974 1,617,675 32.94 5.18%
1973 1,536,072 32.19 5.27%
1972 1,457,267 31.45 5.30%
1971 1,381,975 30.72 5.32%
1970 1,310,323 30.00 5.49%
1969 1,240,324 29.25 5.51%
1968 1,173,821 28.51 5.55%
1967 1,110,448 27.78 5.56%
1966 1,050,351 27.06 5.55%
1965 993,663 26.35 5.53%
1964 940,226 25.66 5.53%
1963 889,655 24.97 5.54%
1962 841,740 24.30 5.57%
1961 796,147 23.65 5.59%
1960 752,831 23.00 %